Daring Bakers - 4th Challenge: Lemon Meringue Pie

January 28, 2008 at 12:01 am | In Challenge, Daring Bakers, baking, food blog, pie |
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Lemon Meringue PieMy baking activities abruptly fell off after the holidays. I realized that I simply can’t eat everything I bake, and so a lot of it goes to waste. As much as a lot of the challenges out there are enticing, I just can’t afford to address most of them. However, one I will never miss is the Daring Bakers challenge. This month’s recipe was a particularly refreshing one: Lemon Meringue Pie.

Our  January hostess was Jen, from The Canadian Baker. I was thrilled I was going to get a chance to make a custard once more. After my Bostini massacre, I needed that boost in confidence, even though the recipe was quite different for this custard.

As most DB recipes, this one was a multi-step process. To break it up, I prepared the pastry the night before and let it rest in the fridge overnight. We had done pâte brisée a few times in cooking school. The process of gently kneading the flour and butter together brings fond memories of Chef Tony reminding us the importance of safekeeping these pockets of butter amidst the flour. That’s what creates the flakiness of the crust. There is a particular expression used to describe this process: fraisage. I was happy with the resulting crust.

The custard process was straightforward and reminded me of the freshness of lemon. I especially Lemon Meringue Pie sliceappreciated that this recipe did not leave any unused egg whites – they ended up in the meringue. Thanks to my mother’s gift of a gorgeous KitchenAid mixer, that was done in a snap. I had never sealed a pie with meringue before, but I just love the look of it.That’s a technique I’ll definitely use again.

Another winner of a recipe!

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  1. Great job! I love the tales of your time with Chef Tony. And I’m with you on the egg whites… after the last few challenges I was growing weary of egg white omelettes. :)

    Comment by Dolores — January 28, 2008 #

  2. Oh, I feel so inadequate! Your pie looks marvelous–the way you did the meringue is splendid.

    Comment by sher — January 28, 2008 #

  3. Looks great, well done!

    Comment by Pixie — January 28, 2008 #

  4. Your pie looks really great! Good job!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Comment by Rosa — January 28, 2008 #

  5. congratulations my “daring friend” your pie looks very yummy!!

    Comment by Babeth — January 28, 2008 #

  6. Hi, Your pie looks great! I like the circular design on the meringue.

    Comment by Katia — January 28, 2008 #

  7. Your pie looks good. I especially liked the design on the meringue, a nice change from the “hedgehoggy” look. :)

    Comment by Aparna — January 28, 2008 #

  8. Your pie looks wonderful. Congratulations on the sucessful challenge.

    Comment by Amber — January 28, 2008 #

  9. Looks wonderful! Great job on this month’s challenge!

    Comment by culinography — January 28, 2008 #

  10. Excellent job!!! your pie it’s beatiful!!!

    Congratulations! :)

    Comment by Adriana — January 28, 2008 #

  11. Great job!! I love the spiral of your meringue. It looks amazing!

    Comment by Tina — January 28, 2008 #

  12. Looking great… good job.

    Iisha

    Comment by Iisha — January 28, 2008 #

  13. Nice job on your challenge! The right mixer sure helps with some tasks doesn’t it!!

    Comment by breadchick — January 28, 2008 #

  14. Nice swirls and lovely thick lemon curd

    Comment by Jess — January 29, 2008 #

  15. such a huge pie…. we love it and not hate but adore it, well done!

    Comment by Big Boys Oven — January 29, 2008 #

  16. Your pie looks wonderful! I love the swirls on your meringue.

    Comment by Deborah — January 29, 2008 #

  17. The meringue spiral is hypnotizing me! haha. Great job you!

    Comment by Maryann — January 29, 2008 #

  18. Yum! The lemon curd looks perfect!

    Comment by Kaykat — January 29, 2008 #

  19. Looks great, good job :)

    Comment by Lisa — January 29, 2008 #

  20. Well done! Your meringue is so nicely browned!

    Comment by Ivonne — January 30, 2008 #

  21. Your lemon curd looks lovely! Wonderful!

    Comment by acupofjoy — January 31, 2008 #

  22. Your meringue swirl draws you in, saying EAT ME!! :-)

    Comment by Jenny — January 31, 2008 #

  23. Great job on your LMP - it looks beautiful and the filling held up perfectly :)

    Comment by Jen — January 31, 2008 #

  24. Great swirly meringue. Glad you don’t skip out on the DB challenges. You just need to find a group of friends to be tasters for you…that’s what I do! (or family!) :-)

    Comment by Claire — January 31, 2008 #

  25. Your meringue is so unique looking! Great job!

    Comment by Jessica — February 2, 2008 #

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